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Luas/bus crash on O'Connel Street !

Pyr0

Mate just rang me there saying a Luas just crashed into the side of a Dublin Bus on O'Connel street, front of the luas can't be seen it's that far in, section of it derailed too.

Anyone know anything else ?

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Stark

stepbar wrote: »

I don't get it. From this picture http://www.flickr.com/photos/darragh/3926211414/ surely the Luas driver would have had plenty of time to bring his tram to a halt. It appears that end of the bus was hit first and that the forward momentum derailed the tram. And by the damage on the front of the tram it seems to have hit it full on and then slid along the side of the bus.

Maybe the bus ran the red light.

Ste.phen

Stark wrote: »

Maybe the bus ran the red light.

This was my first thought looking at the photo, I've never seen a Luas go straight through the junction, they usually come to a complete stop before pulling out

Kipperhell

I wonder does this make the fact the Luas went massively over budget and needed repair very soon afterwards point out it was not a great piece of infrastructure after all. I still think it was a bad use of money and poorly designed and this compounds that belief.

Just heard there is a death and would like to say no matter my view on the Luas that is not an outcome anybody would have wanted

starflake

CountingCrows wrote: »

Jokes aside, a death has been confirmed.

Where you see that?

CountingCrows wrote: »

Jokes aside, a death has been confirmed.

Seriously?

Slartibartfast

The brother texted me to say he was just in front of the bus on his bike and the light was green when he went through.

msg11

That doesn't look to nice ! Hope everyone is out safe.

I say traffic is going to be mental at rush hour.

CountingCrows

From another luas driver

dudara

Kipperhell wrote: »

I wonder does this make the fact the Luas went massively over budget and needed repair very soon afterwards point out it was not a great piece of infrastructure after all. I still think it was a bad use of money and poorly designed and this compounds that belief.

You've got to be joking right! The luas is the one piece of infrastructure that works (and works well) in this city.

Anyway - leave your moaning aside, if someone has died in this collision, this is not the time for this argument.

IvyTheTerrible

CountingCrows wrote: »

Jokes aside, a death has been confirmed.

Oh no. Is it the driver?

I was hoping there wouldn't be but it looks quite bad inthe photo.

_blank_

There is an unconfirmed report that the Luas driver went through the window of his cabin and into the bus. The driver had to be cut out of the wreckage by members of Dublin Fire Brigade and has been taken to hospital.

Turd Ferguson

CountingCrows wrote: »

Jokes aside, a death has been confirmed.

*fingers crossed for it to be Brian Cowen*

starflake

CountingCrows wrote: »

From another luas driver

That's awful God love them it's only a few yards from us here

VelvetKevorkian

stovelid wrote: »

Any news on whether an (inspector-free) emergency shuttle bus will be provided for people who have to get up to Rialto, Bluebell and Tallaght to buy drugs?

AHAHHAHHAHA.......................... CLASSIC!!!
Plenty of lads will be stuck don't ya know!!! LOL!!!

tinkerbell

OMG how did this happen? Has a death been confirmed? I hope it's not true

stovelid

Jesus, another few hours and the bus and Luas would have been packed.

CountingCrows

Not confirmed but according to another Luas driver there has been a fatality

cian1500ww

Is there many injured ?

CountingCrows

CountingCrows wrote: »

Not confirmed but according to another Luas driver there has been a fatality

According to NewsTalk, 6 people injured but not seriously. Hopefully this is true.

Cork Exile

Just heard on Newstalk there are 5 or 6 people injured. No mention of deaths or anyone trapped

stepbar

Turd Ferguson wrote: »

*fingers crossed for it to be Brian Cowen*

As much as you hate Brian Cowan, wishing him dead is not smart. Actually it's pretty retarded.

msg11

Wouldn't you know the DCC website would crash the one time ye might actully want to plan a route around this...

ibarelycare

CountingCrows wrote: »

According to NewsTalk, 6 people injured but not seriously. Hopefully this is true.

You shouldn't have said that there was a death confirmed if it was only a rumour. This thread is now being linked to on twitter with people saying "one death confirmed" :rolleyes:

renraw

I dont think the people on the bus or luas are laughing. And to the jokers that see the opportunity to crack jokes, god forbid there's no family or relations of yours on board

Turd Ferguson

stepbar wrote: »

As much as you hate Brian Cowan, wishing him dead is not smart. Actually it's pretty retarded.

Oh sorry, I forgot that the internet is serious business :rolleyes:

stepbar

Turd Ferguson wrote: »

Oh sorry, I forgot that the internet is serious business :rolleyes:

Don't say it so :rolleyes:

Oink

I hope no one is seriously hurt. But looking at the punters in the picture, I feel like a major rant coming.

*storms out the thread, slams the door, and goes off to the Ranting and Raving section*

Mr. Razzcocks

http://i32.tinypic.com/2qut17o.jpg

Mr. Razzcocks

Heard from a source that 3 people have died!

Harpie

latenia wrote: »

A novel solution to the public transport integration issue.

I'm sure if you went through two windows you'd appreciate an oul' joke about it. Terrible thing to happen to someone going about their days work.